...I'd concluded that the human race was rude. I knew this because I was among those rude humans. And I was this close to showing how rude I could truly be. My jaw clicked and blew my brown curls away from my eyes as I waited patiently for the woman to place her order. Everyone else in the table had already announced what they wanted. How difficult was it to simply say a few words? Instead, the woman clearly wanted to make a point that Nessie's was the worst restaurant in town. Apparently, she forgot this was the only restaurant in town. "I heard," the woman continued. "They do not even give proper training to the new employees"--I wasn't even a new employee--"They just throw them in. I bet you she will get all of our orders wrong"--okay, true, but why the hell was I holding a paper pad and a pen everywhere if that...
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...is being generated to discuss the changing communication needs our church has with our community and church demographics. Summary: 1. Our community, although small, has seen growth of the Hispanic population. Until the past five years, this community has been nearly one hundred percent Caucasion. Many families in the community have lived here for generations and don't understand how to interact with people of differing backgrounds. 2. The traditional way of doing things in this community has always taken precedence. However, if we are to reach the growing minority population, we need to look outside the box. Our organization is all about reaching out and living life with people on there terms. To do this, we must change the way things have always been done in the past. 3. Small town America has changed the way it interacts with people. Just a few years ago, you had to meet with people face to face or over the telephone. Today, the internet has changed, forever, the way that we interact with the world and other cultures. Introduction: Our community is over 200 years old. We are very proud of the rich heritage of our small town. Tradition holds a great sense of priority for many of this towns citizens. However, in the past five years we have seen tremendous growth of the Hispanic population in our town and the surrounding communities. These new citizens have a very different sense of priorities and traditions. Within our church body, we believe that living our...
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...from cultural aspects. I have had it very rough in life growing up since childhood being raised in a low income town as the oldest girl of four of three other female children; I was forced to grow up fast in life. My mother gave birth to me and all of my sisters in Ansonia, CT which is a small town where just about everyone knows each other and knows your all of your business. My social status was low class but most of the families there were and very few were middle class, but we all attended schools with the high class children because of the districts so we would often get made fun of because of our clothing or because we received free lunches. I know this may sound silly and prideful but there were many times that I would often go hungry because I was scared to eat because I did not want to get made fun of for eating “government food” as the rich kids called it. My mom would always question why I came home hungry but I just told her it was from playing; she never knew the truth. It also didn’t help the fact that we were African Americans growing up in a predominantly white town. I was constantly made fun of but believe it or not that is not what bothered me. It was more so getting asked the mindless questions and getting poked and prodded like I was a Science display; because my hair was different or because my skin looked different from the white children’s. I hated when they would ask me questions like, “Why do your braids stick out like that? Do you put cooking grease in...
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...I wake up well rested on a Saturday morning to the delicious scent of roasting coffee. As I rise out of bed I am instantly attracted towards the kitchen. I shuffle my feet out of my room and down the hallway still half asleep. It is to no surprise that I see my mom sipping on a mug with cafe con leche as I enter into the kitchen. I look to the left and on the stovetop I see eggs frying, plantains boiling, and my father cutting slices of queso blanco y salami. He’s getting them ready to also be thrown on to the stovetop. My mother is eyeing him just to make sure he is doing everything correctly. As I sit down at the table my mother hands me a mug with clouds of steam rising out the top. I pick up the mug and sip the sweet coffee as I shut my eyes. It was just how I like it. As the coffee runs down my throat it reminds me of being in Dominican Republic where the coffee is always perfect, and even though it is close to 100 degrees outside you still want to have a cup. The Dominican Republic, where the sun is always bright, yellow and shining. The ocean is forever clear, blue, and refreshing. The food is always fresh, well seasoned, and made with love. The people smile at you with happy and glowing faces. This is where my...
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...500 016Winter 2012 Marketing Management March 13, 2013 Dr. Benjamin Bao Strayer University Executive Summary of my Marketing Plan My Cup of Joe coffee will introduce a new world to this small town that has never really seen anything like it. This coffee shop will offer a variety of coffee that that will appeal to almost anyone that walks through the door that loves that flavor. The coffee shop will reside in a large home that will be bought by the company instead of a strip mall. The house will be bought to have a better way of staying cost friendly. The utilities will be lower as well as the mortgage verses the rent. Instead of a strip mall this will give the people who really want to come and get what they want and what they need, from that feeling of belonging. The coffee shop will have décor from consignment shops and coffee cups from the dollar tree. It will have over sized love seats and couches that are spaced for those who might want to relax or sit somewhere comfortable. People will have the option to sit or to go with their beverage. People can eat a muffin made from the local bakery where a deal was made to get the muffins at a discounted price. Coffee will be sold at a cheaper price than start bucks but a little higher than the small local café’s. There will be an area set up for people to doctor their coffee to suit their needs. Instead of regular sugar” My cup of Joe” will offer liquid sugar which gives a sweeter taste and less has to be used. There is a local...
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...I grew up in a small close knit farm town, know as Marcellus, New York. There is really nothing too special about it, it was a one horse town with the closest supermarket being 15 minutes away. Did I mention that my backyard was a corn field? Well, it was and being from a small town I definitely learned a lot through my education and community involvement. I lived in Marcellus my whole life and attended school there from kindergarten through my senior year. The school was small, everyone knew everybody, and you basically stayed friends with the same people from kindergarten. All the way through school I struggled academically, mathematics and science just wasn’t my thing. I tried to get involved in reading and writing but I found that I really wasn’t good at those either. I had math support, AIS writing, AIS social studies, tutors, and almost every other possible service in the book that I could have without being given an IEP or 504 plan. I used to think to myself how am I going to make it in college and be a good teacher if I am struggling just to make it in high school. What I found was that it wasn’t that I didn’t know the material, I lacked the confidence in myself to know that not everything had to be perfect. Growing up I went through a lot, I wasn’t mature enough to realize and understand what was going on until I was in high school, and by that time it was just a matter of hiding it because I didn’t want people to know what was going on and the cards that I had been...
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...long way in regard to prejudice of blacks, in the 1930s many blacks and whites who opposed the segregation of blacks felt the hatred produced by white southerners. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, it is obvious that there are many issues in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama. In a time where segregation was more common than ever, many southerners began to form bias opinions towards African Americans. This unjust judgment of different...
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...The Local Food Movement Benefits Farms, Food Production, Environment The Local Food Movement, 2010 Pallavi Gogoi is a writer for BusinessWeek Online. She frequently writes on retailing. Just as small family-run, sustainable farms were losing their ability to compete in the food marketplace, the local food movement stepped in with a growing consumer demand for locally grown, organic, fresh produce. In addition to supermarket giants following the trend toward locally grown food and devoting shelf space to such items, local foods are also finding their way into schools, office cafeterias, and even prisons. Although the trend toward organic foods has not waned, consumers are increasingly aware of the environmental impact caused when organic foods must travel to find their way to the local grocery store shelf. For this and other reasons, consumers are opting instead for locally grown counterparts, choosing to eat what is available in each season in their areas rather than purchasing food that must be shipped from other regions. Drive through the rolling foothills of the Appalachian range in southwestern Virginia and you'll come across Abingdon, one of the oldest towns west of the Blue Ridge Mountains. If it happens to be a Saturday morning, you might think there's a party going on—every week between 7 a.m. and noon, more than 1,000 people gather in the parking lot on Main Street, next to the police station. This is Abingdon's farmers' market. "For folks here, this is part of the Saturday...
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...My community is not the typical town. We do not have racial discriminations, hate crimes or gangs. We don’t have the cultural day parades or blocks of neighborhoods that represent certain racial affiliations. We do not have the daily fights that some neighborhoods go through on a regular basis, striving for equality. Why? My community is overwhelmingly white. A person would have to struggle to find the minorities in my town. Is that a blessing for our community or a setback? While others are learning how to get along with each other, we need to learn how to open the doors and our minds to welcoming others into our community. If you were to drive into the community in which I live, you would think you are driving into a fairytale. The entrance to our town is just like arriving in Mayberry. The streets are lined with old oak trees and the generation old homes are a picture of perfection with their manicured lawns and porch swings. In my hometown people really do sit outside and wave at you as you drive by. Women sit together sipping sweet tea while the men gather in the garage chatting about golf or the tools they have accumulated. People stroll along the sidewalks around town square shopping and chatting at the local coffee shops. Neighborhoods throw block parties, kids play outside with each other and it is true as with any small community, they know everything about everyone. Sounds like a fairytale, I know. Growing up here was a dream. It was the best childhood anyone could...
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...| Government Mandated Benefits | Unemployment | | | | Unemployment is a wide conversation that is being discussed more times than none, especially in this day and time. The article that I will be discussing is concerning unemployment promoting individuals to move for a better employment opportunity. Instead of moving for a better job, people have been staying within their confront zone because of multiple reasons that may include: fear of the unknown, family and friends not being close by, and just plan not wanting to. Providing vouchers that promoted moving and providing assistance to those that are interested in moving could benefit them by taking up the slack that maybe an option for the person to move and provide better for themselves, without the immediate worry of not being able to make ends meet before actually having the job that they need to survive. This topic relates to our conversations in class because we were basically in the process of understanding how some of the government funding programs were are a benefit to those persons that are not afford healthcare or being discriminated against in receiving healthcare, just to name a few. I think that it’s first necessary to establish the meaning of unemployment benefits and how it is distributed among those that are in need. Unemployment insurance payments (benefits) are intended to provide temporary financial assistance to unemployed workers who are unemployed through no fault of their own. (Careeronestop)...
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...topic, there is another reason that caused me to be interested in this topic as well. This reason was the main event that was the spark that lit the flame of curiosity in me, and it occurred on one of the many trips down into Baja Mexico that my father and I take almost every year. This particular incident took place around two to three years ago in some small Mexican down about some odd two hundred miles down into Baja. Back then I had no real interest in the problems that occurred along our borders any more than what I would see from time to time in the newspapers or on TV. I didn’t really realize that there was a real problem with the Mexican Cartels; I like many Americans was blind to what was going on outside of my own little bubble in my own little town. However after this trip I realized that there were problems in Mexico. My realization of this occurred in a small town on our way down to Rosarito, we had stopped off in this random little town for some gas, and as we entered I heard the lead of our convoy come over the radio and tell everyone “Keep your eyes peeled guys, according to the Federales earlier, this town is a haven for the cartels.” At first I couldn’t grasp the concept that some illegal gang owned...
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...can live better." Is the mission statement for Walmart supercenter stores internationally, as is their slogan of “Save Money. Live Better” generally supporting one another. Goals Financial: 1. Financially be stable in the first five years to continue growing. 2. Provide the city of Kerman with jobs. 3. Rise to the same level of success as all other Walmarts in the Central Valley. Nonfinancial: 1. Provide the community with savings and jobs. 2. When meeting financial goals give back to the community. 3. Provide necessary materials for schooling. 4. Within 5 years provide the Kerman athletics with state of the art athletic facilities. 5. Give the community of Kerman and others around recreational areas for growing kids. Competitive Advantage Walmart has a competitive advantage over all other stores in the world hands down. It has the lowest prices guaranteed, providing the community of 20,000 with a Walmart will be a great move for the town. Walmart Supercenter’s advantage is that there are no others around in a 40 mile radius. Kerman is indeed the “Gateway to the Westside” to go to other town or communities you must pass through Kerman, there is no other option. The closest Walmart Supercenter is 40+ miles away in the well known city of Clovis, Ca. Walmart Supercenter can provide far cheaper prices that the only supermarket just can’t compete with. A Supercenter like Walmart will have all the competitive edge with all the surrounding towns North,...
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...(for example, new experiences, career preparation, increased knowledge). Why do you think people attend college or university? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents are the best teachers. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. Nowadays, food has become easier to prepare. Has this change improved the way people live? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer. It has been said, “Not everything that is learned is contained in books.” Compare and contrast knowledge gained from experience with knowledge gained from books. In your opinion, which source is more important? Why? A company has announced that it wishes to build a large factory near your community. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this new influence on your community. Do you support or oppose the factory? Explain your position. If you could change one important thing about your hometown, what would you change? Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer. How do movies or television influence people’s behavior? Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Television has destroyed communication among friends and family. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion. Some people prefer to live in a small town. Others prefer to live in a big city. Which place would you prefer to live...
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...“All motion is relative. Perhaps it is you who have moved away- by standing still” (Lawrence and Lee 67). The book, Inherit the Wind written by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, takes place in a small town in the heart of Tennessee, Hillsboro, and the Bible Belt in the 1920s. The play, converted to a novel, covers an early case of evolution v. religion in the South. Thinking the teachings of Darwin’s Theory of Evolution is interesting, a young teacher, Bertram Cates, teaches the theory to all of his students, even though it is outlawed in the state at the time. Not soon after, he finds himself behind bars, and big lawyers like Matthew Harrison Brady and Henry S. Drummond come rushing in to shine light to the town in darkness. The town sides with Brady, the prosecutor and a profound Christian who ran for president multiple times. On the other hand, Drummond, an...
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...Growing up in the small town of Pearland, Texas, Daniel Escobar was the kid who teachers would harass for skateboarding in the school grounds after the last class would end. Pearland Junior High South was a place where no one really knew who they were just yet but Daniel always seemed to have it together. He quickly attained the title of that care free kid who had no respect for authority and played by his own rules. I did not know it from observing him after class but his persona was one of a future rock star. Those close to him call him Dany. Dany is a first generation Colombian American who learned to call Pearland his home. Pearland Texas is a town right outside of Houston known to occupy the upper middle class. Growing up if your clothes were not name brand, surviving would be made very difficult. Dany was a different case though. He was always the one to go down his own path and go his own direction even if it meant being alone. Dany had been playing guitar sine he was thirteen and over time became a proficient musician, “I started playing because I really liked music and it got me through my day by day process.” Although they did not have a direct impact on Dany, some of his distant family members played music before him, “being Hispanic, all the...
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